Doomsday Trailer Pokes Fun at Multiple Cap Mantles

Marvel dropped a new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday on Saturday, roughly 24 hours after debuting a Major League Baseball crossover promo during the World Series.

This new trailer – which can be seen below – leans heavily on the dynamic between Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), their shared worthiness to wield the enchanted hammer Mjolnir.

Thor appears to be the leader of the Avengers here, at one point rallying the troops to take on Doctor Doom, saying, “Doom will tear this world apart. Team up and stand together.”

Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man once again brings levity to the proceedings in a scene that pokes fun at the multiple men present who have carried the mantle of Captain America (Steve, Sam Wilson, and USAgent, who points out, “I was also Cap for a minute.”).

The new promo comes on the heels of the news that Project Hail Mary’s Sandra Hüller has been cast in Doomsday in an undisclosed role and David Harbour’s insistence that he didn’t spoil the flm in a recent interview.

Meanwhile, Marvel fans think they’ve figured out which character was edited out of the first Doomsday trailer.

Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday opens in theaters on December 18.

Jim Vejvoda (he/him) is IGN’s Assoc. Director of Entertainment Content.